The Minnesota Team Rankings: Week 0
Games start THIS WEDNESDAY. Yes the season officially tips off in two days. So before you get out to the games, make sure to check out the top tens TODAY.
We have been working on the preseason rankings (all the way from top to bottom for power rankings) since we started researching in June.
Here are the top tens!
| Ranking | Team | Record | Key Ws | Losses | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tartan | 13-0 | Hopkins, Maple Grove, Mahtomedi | 1 | |
| 2 | Wayzata | 15-2 | Prior Lake, LN, CDH Chaska, TG, Buffalo, Edina, EP Hopkins | West Allies WI, Maple Grove | 2 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 14-1 | EP, Annandale, Hopkins, Edina, Maple Grove | Wayzata | 5 |
| 4 | Maple Grove | 10-4 | DeLaSalle,East Ridge, Alexandria, Mayo, Wayzata, Edina | TG, Tartan, Hopkins, Buffalo | 3 |
| 5 | Cretin-Derham Hall | 13-3 | Alex, East Ridge, MV | Wayzata, TG, Prior Lake | 4 |
| 6 | Alexandria | 10-3 | Moorhead | MG, DeLaSalle, CDH | 6 |
| 7 | Prior Lake | 12-4 | Farmington, Chaska, L South, AV, Eagan, Rosemount, CDH | Wayzata, TG, Waconia, Edina | 9 |
| 8 | East Ridge | 12-4 | Totino-Grace, Edina, MV | MG, Osseo, CDH, West Allis Central | 8 |
| 9 | Eden Prairie | 12-3 | Waconia, Chaska, Hopkins, Edina | Buffalo, Rosemount, Wayzata | 7 |
| 10 | Chaska | 12-4 | Farmington, Orono, Edina | L South, EP, Prior Lake, Wayzata | NR |
| Ranking | Team | Record | Key W | Losses | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Totino-Grace | 12-2 | Hopkins, Maple Grove, AV, Prior Lake, CDH, Anoka, Osseo, Richfield | Wayzata, East Ridge | 1 |
| 2 | Richfield | 15-1 | Delano, CP, BSM, Orono, Minnehaha, DeLaSalle, C Heights, AHA | TG | 2 |
| 3 | DeLaSalle | 11-2 | AHA, Alex, Holy Family, CP | Maple Grove, Richfield | 3 |
| 4 | Northfield | 15-1 | Mayo, Faribault, Austin, Mankato East | Kato East | 7 |
| 5 | Mahtomedi | 13-2 | Sartell, Orono | Tartan, STA | 5 |
| 6 | St. Peter | 12-4 | GSL, Waseca, New Ulm (x2), Belle Plaine, | Moorhead, Southwest Christian, Marshall, Waseca | 8 |
| 7 | Orono | 9-6 | Sartell, Minnehaha, Faribault, Johnson | Richfield, Mahtomedi, WF Horace, Belle Plaine, Chaska, Chan | 9 |
| 8 | St. Paul Johnson | 11-3 | Mankato East, Mpls South, Esko | St Paul Central, Orono, Minnehaha | 4 |
| 9 | Mankato East | 11-5 | Northfield, Faribault, Stewartville, Marshall | Johnson, Century, Mayo (x2), Northfield | 6 |
| 10 | Sartell | 9-4 | Bemidji, Apollo, Willmar | Mahtomedi, Alex, Orono, Buffalo | NR |
| Ranking | Team | Record | Key Ws | Losses | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta | 12-0 | Montevideo, Dawson-Boyd, Marshall | 2 | |
| 2 | Montevideo | 13-1 | Albany, JCC | Morris Area | 3 |
| 3 | Goodhue | 15-1 | Cannon Falls, RP, Lake City, ZM, Triton, Byron, Stewartville | Cotter | 4 |
| 4 | Pequot Lakes | 12-1 | Albany, Grand Rapids | Caledonia | 5 |
| 5 | Southwest Christian | 12-3 | St. Peter, EGF, Marantha, Hiawtaha, St Croix L, GSL, Hope A | Waconia, Chan, Moorhead | 9 |
| 6 | Belle Plaine | 10-2 | Waseca, Esko, Maple River, GSL, Marshall, Caledonia, Orono | St. Peter, Southwest Christian | 1 |
| 7 | Albany | 11-2 | Annandale, Becker | Montevideo, Pequot Lakes | 6 |
| 8 | Zumbrota-Mazeppa | 14-2 | Cotter, JCC, Lake City, Cannon Falls | Goodhue, Stewartville | 7 |
| 9 | Cannon Falls | 13-3 | Triton, Breck, Stewartville | Goodhue, Lake City, ZM | 8 |
| 10 | Holy Family | 9-3 | Blake, Minnehaha, St Croix L, Concordia, Mpls N | Tech, DeLaSalle, SSP | 10 |
| Ranking | Team | Record | Key Ws | Losses | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Lake County | 14-0 | Ada Borup, TRF, Stephen Argyle, Nevis | 1 | ||
| 2 | Henning | 15-0 | Park Christian, NYM | 2 | ||
| 3 | Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton | 17-0 | LCWM, New Ulm, Maple River, Springfield | 3 | ||
| 4 | Central Minnesota Christian | 13-1 | Dawson-Boyd, RCW | Minnehaha Academy | 5 | |
| 5 | Hills-Beaver Creek | 14-0 | SW MN Christian, Sully Buttes SD | 6 | ||
| 6 | Liberty Classical | 16-0 | Breck, Jordan, Heritage Christian | 7 | ||
| 7 | Southland | 14-1 | Hayfield | RP | 10 | |
| 8 | Wabasso | 15-1 | Springfield, RCW, SE (x2) | Springfield | 9 | |
| 9 | Benson | 13-0 | Oaskis, Hancock, Upsala, RCW | NR | ||
| 10 | Deer River | 10-2 | Cherry, Barnum | Two Harbors, Hibbing | NR |
